Strawberry Hill, Twickenham
Tŷ-Mawr Posted this on 10 Jan 2023
Strawberry Hill House, the 18th-century Gothic villa created by politician and novelist Horace Walpole, has undergone a £8m restoration by E.Bowman and Sons, Stamford. Horace, the son of Sir Robert Walpole, acquired the 'castle' near Twickenham, west London, in 1747, and refurbished and transformed it over four decades.
Client: E Bowman & Sons Ltd
Materials Supplied: Limecrete Floor, Thermafleece Welsh Wool Insulation
Strawberry Hill was listed on the World Monuments Fund's' 100 Most Endangered Sites. It has been on English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk Register since 1991 and featured in Restoration on BBC2 in 2004 as a building in need of urgent repair.
The extensive restoration work at Strawberry Hill was completed in 2010, following an exhibition at the V&A devoted to Horace Walpole and the interiors of Strawberry Hill. On completion, Strawberry Hill was opened to the public and became an important heritage attraction. It continues to be a key education facility.
Strawberry Hill is one of the best-documented houses in the country and the restoration work by Bowman has been informed following extensive research by the leading architect firm Inskip and Jenkins.
The work includes the installation of our insulated limecrete floor as well as extensive roof repairs into which our Ty-Mawr Thermafleece Welsh wool insulation is being installed.
For further information, please contact Janet Roper at E. Bowman & Sons Ltd on 01780 751015.